Geometry in the Real WorldRobbie StricklinBlock 2Sports Theme
PointA definite position with no heightThe dots under DOWN or QUARTER are points
Line SegmentA finite section of line.A foul line in baseball is a line segment.
PlaneA flat or level surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point.A basketball court is a plane.
AngleSpace within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from common line.The bottom left and bottom right of the goal post are angles
Perpendicular LinesLines that intersect to form four or more 90 degree angle.The intersecting lines in the bottom left corner are perpendicular.
Parallel LinesTwo or more lines that are equidistant at all points and never converge or intersect.The opposite out of bounds lines are parallel.
TriangleA closed three-sided polygon consisting of three angles and three sides with the sum of the angles equaling 180 degrees. The billiards rack is a triangle.
Right TriangleA triangle consisting of a right angle and two acute angles.The top left and top right of the goal are right angles.
PentagonA closed polygon with five sides and five angles.Home plate is a pentagon.
HexagonA  polygon with six sides and six angles.Each section on the net is a hexagon.
SquareA rectangle having all four sides and four angles congruent.The four square court is a square.
RectangleA parallelogram having four right angles.The pool is a rectangle.
TrapezoidA quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel sides and two nonparallel sides.The aerobic blocks ABC side are trapezoids.
Parallelogram A quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.The nine-ball rack is a parallelogram.
CircleA closed plane curve consisting of all the points consisting at a given distance from a point within it called a center.The basketball rim is a circle.
CylinderA surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to the given planes.The hockey puck is a cylinder.
SphereA solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center.The volleyball is a sphere.
OctagonA polygon with eight angles and eight sides.The UFC ring is an octagon.
OvalEllipsoidal or elliptical.The hockey rink is an oval
CubeA solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.The baseball case is a cube.

Geometry in the Real World

  • 1.
    Geometry in theReal WorldRobbie StricklinBlock 2Sports Theme
  • 2.
    PointA definite positionwith no heightThe dots under DOWN or QUARTER are points
  • 3.
    Line SegmentA finitesection of line.A foul line in baseball is a line segment.
  • 4.
    PlaneA flat orlevel surface generated by a straight line moving at a constant velocity with respect to a fixed point.A basketball court is a plane.
  • 5.
    AngleSpace within twolines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from common line.The bottom left and bottom right of the goal post are angles
  • 6.
    Perpendicular LinesLines thatintersect to form four or more 90 degree angle.The intersecting lines in the bottom left corner are perpendicular.
  • 7.
    Parallel LinesTwo ormore lines that are equidistant at all points and never converge or intersect.The opposite out of bounds lines are parallel.
  • 8.
    TriangleA closed three-sidedpolygon consisting of three angles and three sides with the sum of the angles equaling 180 degrees. The billiards rack is a triangle.
  • 9.
    Right TriangleA triangleconsisting of a right angle and two acute angles.The top left and top right of the goal are right angles.
  • 10.
    PentagonA closed polygonwith five sides and five angles.Home plate is a pentagon.
  • 11.
    HexagonA polygonwith six sides and six angles.Each section on the net is a hexagon.
  • 12.
    SquareA rectangle havingall four sides and four angles congruent.The four square court is a square.
  • 13.
    RectangleA parallelogram havingfour right angles.The pool is a rectangle.
  • 14.
    TrapezoidA quadrilateral planefigure having two parallel sides and two nonparallel sides.The aerobic blocks ABC side are trapezoids.
  • 15.
    Parallelogram A quadrilateralhaving both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other.The nine-ball rack is a parallelogram.
  • 16.
    CircleA closed planecurve consisting of all the points consisting at a given distance from a point within it called a center.The basketball rim is a circle.
  • 17.
    CylinderA surface orsolid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to the given planes.The hockey puck is a cylinder.
  • 18.
    SphereA solid geometricfigure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center.The volleyball is a sphere.
  • 19.
    OctagonA polygon witheight angles and eight sides.The UFC ring is an octagon.
  • 20.
    OvalEllipsoidal or elliptical.Thehockey rink is an oval
  • 21.
    CubeA solid boundedby six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.The baseball case is a cube.